Re: Personal Computers Enlisted in AIDS Research

Nov 26, 2005 0 Replies


A new project in the fight against AIDS will tap into the unused power


> of individual and business computers to help research and identify
> drugs used to combat the HIV virus.
> An Internet-based initiative, called FightAIDSatHome, aims to enlist
> about 100,000 computer users to donate the use of their machines when
> they would otherwise be idle.

I just checked the web site

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. They support various Windows OSes, and Real Soon Now Linux, but not any Mac OS. So non-Windows users, don't waste your time at this time.


Thanks --



David



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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: It is too bad that other OSes are not available now, but there are still plenty of Windows users, and I hope everyone who can do so will get involved in this effort to fight AIDS. PAT]

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